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Shell awards floating LNG contracts
At the end of July, 2009, Shell Gas & Power Developments BV signed a master
agreement with a consortium comprising Technip and Samsung for the design,
construction and installation of multiple floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facilities
over a period of up to fifteen years. Shell and Technip-Samsung also signed a
contract for execution of the front end engineering and design (FEED) for Shell's
3.5 million tonne per annum (mtpa) FLNG solution.
Shell's FLNG solution has the potential to place gas liquefaction facilities directly
over offshore gas fields, thereby precluding the need for long distance pipelines and
extensive onshore infrastructure. This innovative alternative to traditional onshore
LNG plants provides a commercially attractive and environmentally sensitive
approach for monetisation of offshore gas fields.
The broad operating parameters of the Shell design mean it can be redeployed.
Shell’s standardised ‘design one – build many’ approach allows material repeatability
gains to be captured during design and construction phases. After completing the
FEED phase, Shell will examine key aspects of each potential FLNG project in its
portfolio before considering a final investment decision.
The master agreement and the FEED contract were signed by Jon Chadwick,
Executive Vice President Upstream International, and Matthias Bichsel, Director
Projects & Technology on behalf of Shell; Thierry Pilenko, Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer, and Bernard di Tullio, Chief Operating Officer, on behalf of Technip;
and J. W. Kim, Vice Chairman and CEO, and H. Y. Lee, Executive Vice President and
Chief Marketing Officer, on behalf of Samsung Heavy Industries.
Matthias Bichsel commented: "Shell has a long history of technology firsts.
The significant and positive progress we have made with our FLNG solution
reinforces Shell’s position as a leading LNG technology developer.”
Jon Chadwick said: “Today marks a milestone in developing Shell’s generic FLNG
solution. In partnership with various stakeholders, we are progressing several
potential applications globally – gas fields for which Shell’s FLNG solution is the
most viable approach.”
Thierry Pilenko of Technip stated: “This project is a true representation of Technip's
technological differentiation through the integration of all our core activities: LNG
process, offshore facilities and subsea infrastructures. It gives us an opportunity to
lead a powerful consortium with Samsung on the frontier areas of the gas business,
creating value for Shell through innovation, technical excellence and delivery track
record."
J. W. Kim of Samsung Heavy Industries stated: “Based on Samsung’s outstanding
experience in LNG carriers and offshore projects, we are striving to expand our
business to this new Floating LNG market. This large scale FLNG project awarded by
Shell is an important milestone for us to launch into this new blue ocean. Samsung,
together with its long standing and reliable partner, Technip, will create a distinctive
success story in this challenging mega project.”
FPSO for Aseng field
in equatorial Guinea
At the end of August SBM Offshore
Schiedam announced that a Letter of
Agreement (LOA) has been signed
with Noble Energy EG for the provision,
lease and operation of an FPSO for the
development of the Aseng field located
in approximately 1,000 meters of
water in Block I, offshore Equatorial
Guinea. The FPSO, which will be based
on the conversion of a VLCC hull from
SBM Offshore’s inventory, will serve
not only the Aseng field, but also
establish a liquids hub for Noble’s
future developments in the area with
capacity for 120,000 barrels of liquids
per day, including processing of
80,000 barrels of oil and injection of
up to 150,000 barrels per day of water,
as well as handling 170 million
standard cubic feet per day of gas.
The unit will have storage capacity for
1.6 million barrels of oil including up
to 500,000 barrels of condensate.
It is the intention of SBM Offshore to
execute the contract through a Joint
Venture established with Guinea
Ecuatorial De Petróleos (GEPetrol),
the National Oil Company of
Equatorial Guinea. Beyond Aseng,
this partnership will work to promote
Equatorial Guinean local content in oil
and gas activities and further enhance
the development of the country’s oil
and gas industry. The Aseng FPSO will
be SBM Offshore’s second operated
unit in Equatorial Guinea and its ninth
operated facility offshore West Africa.
The initial firm commitment of Noble
Energy under the contract is for a
period of fifteen years, commencing
in 2012, with provisions for further
extensions up to five years.
The total undiscounted cumulative
Portfolio Value to SBM Offshore of
the above order is approximately
US$ 1.2 billion, with the lease contract
expected to qualify as a finance lease
for financial reporting purposes.
Babbage-jacket
Artist impression of Shell’s multiple floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility.
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